The Court held that “the contentious declaration does not meet two requirements of article 64 of the Convention (see footnote 192 above), so that it must be deemed invalid” (series A, vol. 132, para. 60) and that, since “there is no doubt that Switzerland considers itself bound by the Convention, independently of the validity of the declaration” (which, frankly speaking, was no less disputable), the Convention should be applied to Switzerland irrespective of the declaration (ibid.).
El Tribunal consideró que "la declaración en cuestión no observa dos de los imperativos del artículo 64 de la Convención [véase la nota 192, supra], por lo que corresponde considerarla inválida" (serie A, vol. 132, párr. 60) y que, "no cabe dudar de que Suiza se considera vinculada por el Convenio independientemente de la validez de la declaración" (ibíd.